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Lower the Ontario Legal Drinking Age from 19 to 18

With the new 4-year Ontario curriculum, 17-18 year olds are expected to graduate from high school. Students are expected to leave home at a younger age and attend a post-secondary institution. As an 18 year old attending a post-secondary institution, you have all the responsibilities of adults. You pay bills, you live on your own, you make your own decisions yet the Ontario government sees 18 year olds unfit to make the choice to whether to consume alcohol or not. Currently in Ontario, the legal drinking age is 19, approximately half of all first year post-secondary students will be 17-18. Meaning that many mature young adults enrolled in post-secondary institutions will not be able to legally consume alcohol, a choice which they should be able to make. Currently in Ontario, 18 year olds are legally able to purchase pornography and are legally allowed to gamble, yet they are not able to legally purchase or consume alcohol.
We the undersigned request provincial legislation for the legal age of alcohol purchase and consumption to be changed form 19 to 18.

Sponsor

Robert Cripps, a university student in Ontario is the sponsor of this petition.

2 years agoComments:
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Matthew, Canada

2 years agoComments:
I don't see myself as a heavy drinker as I've never had an eye for it but if the government needs to allow student the responsibility to be able to make their own devisions

Green, Canada

3 years agoComments:
Since Grade 13 was removed, Ontarians now often attend post-secondary education one year earlier, at 18. This has created a boon for binge drinkers, and is often more dangerous than being allowed to drink in public.

Ryan Taylor, Canada

4 years agoComments:
Yes, I agree the legal drinking age in Canada should be 18, as a person is allowed to vote for the future of Canada at 18. As well, a person is allowed to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces and die for Canada at 17, but not allowed to drink, please! Actually, then the drinking age should be 17! Stop the campaign against Alcohol, which is a legal product for adults(18 year olds, not 19).